Three ‘Song Languages’
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THE EARLY MINUTES OF WITHOUT
New & Selected Poems
by Michael Klein
The Word Works. 115 pages, $21.

TEMPTING GOD:
Poems
by Christopher Soden
Luchador Press. 93 pages, $13.

FOG NOTES
by Tony Leuzzi
Tiger Bark Press. 117 pages, $18.95

HERE ARE three recent titles from among an abundance of new poetry from independent publishers. The variety and mastery of these poets’ distinctly different voices are exhilarating: Our tribe of LGBT poets contains many song languages, and we need their full range.

Joan Larkin’s newest book of poems is Old Stranger, out from Alice James Books in August 2024.